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Entries in Razzies (3)

Saturday
21Feb2009

'Love Guru,' Hilton win big at 2009 Razzies

Marco Schnabel's "The Love Guru" pretty much got what it deserved Saturday at the 29th Annual Razzie Awards.

"Guru" won a total of three Razzies, including worst picture, worst actor for Mike Myers, and worst screenplay for Myers and Graham Gordy.

Another big winner was Paris Hilton, who also took home three awards. She was named worst actress for "The Hottie and the Nottie," worst supporting actress for "Repo: The Genetic Opera" and worst screen couple for "Hottie."

Other winners include Pierce Brosnan, who won worst supporting actor for "Mamma Mia!," and Uwe Boll, who was named worst director for "In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale," "Postal" and "Tunnel Rats." Boll also received the worst career achievement Razzie.

Finally, "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" won the worst prequel, remake, rip-off or sequel award.

Wednesday
21Jan2009

29th Annual Razzie Award Nominations

Here are the nominees for the 29th Annual Razzie Awards, which will take place Feb. 21, 2009 at the Barnsdall Gallery Theatre in Hollywood.

The nominees for Worst Picture are "Meet the Spartans," "Disaster Movie," "The Happening," "The Hottie and the Nottie," "The Love Guru" and "In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale."

Competing for the Worst Actor award are Larry the Cable Guy ("Witless Protection), Eddie Murphy ("Meet Dave"), Mike Myers ("The Love Guru"), Al Pacino ("88 Minutes"/"Righteous Kill") and Mark Wahlberg ("Max Payne" and "The Happening").

The nominees for Worst Actress are Jessica Alba ("The Eye"/"The Love Guru"), Cameron Diaz ("What Happens in Vegas"), Paris Hilton ("The Hottie and the Nottie"), Kate Hudson ("Fool's Gold"/"My Best Friend's Girl") and the whole cast of "The Women."

Here are the nominees for Worst Supporting Actor: Uwe Boll, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, Burt Reynolds and Verne Troyer. Competing for the Worst Supporting Actress award are Carmen Electra, Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian, Jenny McCarthy and Leelee Sobieski.

In the category for Worst Screen Couple, the nominees are: Eddie Murphy in Eddie Murphy, Larry the Cable Guy and Jenny McCarhty, Paris Hilton and either Christine Lakin or Joel David Moore, Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher and Uwe Boll and any actor (camera or screenplay).

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Wednesday
07Jan2009

Daily news dose: Kevin James is 'Zookeeper;' Darko secures rights to 'Fade'

Here's your dose of quick news bits for Jan. 8, 2009...

• Kevin James will star in Walt Becker's comedy "Zookeeper," the actor told ComingSoon recently: "I play a zookeeper—another guy in a uniform, no moustache in this one, we may go very bushy sideburns—I don't even know, but it's in the beginning stages of that." James will next be seen in "Paul Blart: Mall Cop."

• Darko Entertainment has acquired the big-screen rights for Robert Cormier's "Fade," a novel about a 13-year-old who finds out he has the ability to fade. Of course, he soon learns how dangerous his powers can be. Adam Prince is set to write the script. (Variety)

• Lena Headey, who stars as Sarah Connor on television's "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles," will make her directing debut with "Kill Drug," a thriller "about an underground society dedicated to murdering society’s ingrates, nincompoops and scallywags." (Empire Online)

• The Razzies are coming up soon, and among the nominees for Worst Picture are "Disaster Movie," "Speed Racer," "The Love Guru," "Rambo," "Meet Dave" and "Witless Protection." Zac Efron, Dane Cook, Larry the Cable Guy, Eddie Murphy, Al Pacino, Keanu Reeves are among those competing for Worst Actress. (Razzies)